Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

A stunning 18th century pharmacy and medieval chemist's collection.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

Something's watching you.

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

17th century palace once a meeting place for politicians.

This Transylvanian church has changed its denomination four times.

This eccentric folly house was designed by Romanian thinker Bogdan-Petriceicu Hasdeu, with a helping hand from his deceased daughter's spirit.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

Stumps of an Ice Age forest, visible only at low tide.